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Building bridges: Advancing refugee protection in a divided world

Building bridges: Advancing refugee protection in a divided world

Update: 2025-12-11
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Join us for the keynote address from the 2025 Kaldor Centre Conference, 'Building bridges: Advancing refugee protection in a divided world' held on 23 October 2025 at UNSW Sydney.

Speakers
Daniel Ghezelbash, Professor of Law & Director, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Sydney
Mohammed Naeem, Senior Director for Advocacy Strategy, Refugees International

Timestamp
00:00 Opening remarks, Daniel Ghezelbash, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law,
13:40 Daniel Ghezelbash introduces Mohammed Naeem
15:19 Keynote address, Mohammed Naeem, Refugees International
32:48 Audience Q&A with Mohammed Naeem and Daniel Ghezelbash in conversation during question time

Why Listen
*Understand why the Refugee Convention remains vital and why implementation, not the law itself, is failing.
*Learn how polarization and misinformation threaten refugee protection and what works to rebuild trust.
*Discover why imagination and community-driven solutions are key to designing inclusive, lasting systems.
*Hear a powerful call to elevate refugee leadership and show that caring isn’t just moral, it works.

Transcripts
Daniel Ghezelbash opening remarks: https://www.unsw.edu.au/news/2025/11/the-refugee-convention-is-under-threat--but-it-is-not-the-proble
Mohammed Naeem keynote address: https://www.unsw.edu.au/news/2025/11/mohammed-naeem-gives-keynote-address-at-the-2025-kaldor-centre-c
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Building bridges: Advancing refugee protection in a divided world

Building bridges: Advancing refugee protection in a divided world

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